The Ponte Vedra Focus, a local community blog, is now accepting submissions for their 4th annual $1,000 blog writing scholarship.
Sponsored by The Volen Group, Keller Williams Luxury International and Gwinn Volen, creator of the Focus blog, the scholarship is open to all high school seniors in Duval, Clay or St. Johns Counties who plan to continue their education after graduation.
"Over the past five years the blog has given me an outlet to showcase our area's personality, ” said Gwinn Volen. “And the blog submissions we have run via the scholarship have been a wonderful addition.”
Last year’s winner wrote an article about the best mini donut shops in Northeast Florida, and the prior year, the winner showcased run routes in the area.
Posts should be well-written, interesting articles about the greater Jacksonville community. Entries can be funny or serious, and the main point is for them to have a local flavor. The top five submissions will be published on the blog.
“I encourage any students with a penchant for writing to submit,” said Volen. “We don’t have restrictions on school choice, GPA, or class rank, and the goal is really to add some cushion to what we know will be an expensive four years and hopefully lessen financial anxiety just a hair.”
We would love to have this scholarship opportunity made available to your senior students via your website and/or student portal if possible.
Deadline for submissions is March 7, 2022. Students can apply and find more information at https://www.pontevedrafocus.com/scholarship/
or Email: pontevedrafocus@gmail.com